CAR-O-LINER (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.8m
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
15
-6.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£204k
-15.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £3,591,000 | £3,550,000 | £2,914,000 | -17.9% | |
| Operating profit | £127,000 | £157,000 | £126,000 | -19.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £194,000 | £241,000 | £204,000 | -15.4% | |
| Net profit | £147,000 | £179,000 | £150,000 | -16.2% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,502,000 | £2,681,000 | £2,831,000 | +5.6% | |
| Net assets | £2,502,000 | £2,681,000 | £2,831,000 | +5.6% | |
| Equity | £2,502,000 | £2,681,000 | £2,831,000 | +5.6% | |
| Average employees | 13 | 16 | 15 | -6.3% | |
| Wages | £637,000 | £757,000 | £695,000 | -8.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £108,000 | £123,000 | £101,000 | -17.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £3,000 | £8,000 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 4.4% | 4.3% | |
| Net margin | 4.1% | 5.0% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 5.1% | 5.9% | 4.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 23.7% | 19.4% | 12.7% | |
| Current ratio | 4.03x | 4.92x | 7.50x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 6 times since incorporation
- CAR-O-LINER (UK) LIMITED 2016-02-20 → present
- ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS U.K. LIMITED 2004-02-04 → 2016-02-20
- CAR-O-LINER (UK) LIMITED 1992-01-17 → 2004-02-04
- SAMEFA (U.K.) LIMITED 1988-11-18 → 1992-01-17
- CAR-O-LINER (U.K.) LTD. 1986-07-14 → 1988-11-18
- CAROLINER (U.K.) LTD. 1984-05-18 → 1986-07-14
- SAMEFA (U.K.) LIMITED 1975-10-10 → 1984-05-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Burgis & Bullock
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, Stuart | Director | 2016-05-20 | Jan 1968 | British |
| ROSA, Christian Della | Director | 2018-09-28 | Aug 1971 | Italian |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUSBY, Charles | Secretary | 1992-10-01 | 2016-05-20 |
| SILVEGREN, Lennart Gustav | Secretary | — | 1992-10-01 |
| AFZELIUS, Robin Peter | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2008-11-30 |
| ALVARSSON, Leif Johnny | Director | 1994-03-31 | 1997-02-05 |
| BERGENDORFF, Magnus | Director | 2002-09-01 | 2006-08-18 |
| BJORNERMARK, Karl Gunnar | Director | 2015-04-24 | 2018-09-28 |
| BUSBY, Charles | Director | 1992-10-01 | 2016-05-20 |
| DAREUS, Jan Peder Gustav | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| EK, Kurt Tomas | Director | 1994-03-31 | 1999-02-03 |
| ENGBLOM, Mats | Director | — | 1994-03-30 |
| HAGESTAM, Jan | Director | 1999-10-20 | 2002-08-31 |
| HEDMAN, Ulf Gosta | Director | 1992-04-01 | 1994-03-30 |
| LINDBERG, Lars | Director | — | 1992-04-01 |
| MATTSSON, Johan | Director | 2006-08-21 | 2010-04-30 |
| RAMBERG, Bjorn Sen Nils | Director | 1996-02-15 | 2003-06-18 |
| SILVEGREN, Lennart Gustav | Director | — | 1992-10-01 |
| UDDH, Kenneth Boris | Director | 2010-05-24 | 2015-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Della Rosa | Individual | Significant influence | 2018-09-28 | Ceased 2022-10-01 |
| Cfo Karl Gunnar Bjornermark | Individual | Significant influence, Significant influence (as trust), Significant influence (as firm) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2018-09-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-11-25 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-11-25 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-10-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.